Biden promises help to tornado-hit US states

President Biden says the government will do everything it can to help US Midwest states that have been devastated by tornadoes. He has declared a state of emergency in Kentucky, where more than 100 people are feared to have died.

Also on the programme: why there is a boom in opium and crystal meth production in Afghanistan; and how serious is the risk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine?

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are Stephanie Baker, a senior writer at Bloomberg News, and the architect and satirist Karl Sharro.

(Image: A general view of damage and debris of a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes. Credit: Reuters/Cheney Orr)